SLIMBRIDGE, (Gloucestershire) on the N. side of Berkley, a p. 20 m. in com. bounded with the Severn and Cam, has bel.
almost ever since the conquest, to the ancestors of the E. of Berkley; whose manor extending to the midst of the Severn,
has been augmented by many hundred acres of rich meadow, called the New-Grounds,that have not very long since been gained
from that r. A family, named Knight, have dwelt here for many generations, and been distinguished for having 5 fingers and
a thumb on each hand.